Entertainment
Law Reporter
www.EntertainmentLawReporter.com
February/March Volume 28 Number 9
Educational Programs
Calendar:
USC
2007 Intellectual Property Institute,
Tuesday, March 13, 2007, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills. This annual
seminar, sponsored by the USC Gould School of Law, includes presentations of
interest to entertainment lawyers such as Copyright
or Right of Publicity: A Debate between David Nimmer and J. Thomas McCarthy on
the Interrelationship between Copyright Law and the Right of Publicity;
Grokster, Two Years Out and Future Impact: Legal and Business Developments; U.S.
v. E.U. Intellectual Property and Competition Law; The Legal Implications of
Social Networking Sites; and International Anti-Counterfeiting: Enforcement
Strategies that Work. For additional information, go online to http://law.usc.edu/cle/ip.
Counseling
Clients in the Entertainment Industry 2007,
March 19-21, 2007,
PLI New York Center
,
New York
City. This three part annual program, sponsored by the Practising Law
Institute, opens Day 1 with a look at the Television Industry; The Impact of the
Internet & Digital Media on the Entertainment Industry; Personal Management
and Agency Contracts; and Ethics. Day 2 will examine Sports Law issues such as
Negotiating Player Contracts; Emerging Issues in Sponsorships and Endorsements;
Sports, TV and Technology followed by Film: Key Legal Issues in the Development,
Financing, Production and Distribution of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Day 3
looks at Sound Recordings and Music Publishing. For additional information, go
to www.pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
Maximizing
Branded Entertainment Deals, March
27-28, 2007 The Westin
Times Square
,
New York
City. The American Conference Institute offers this second annual program to
highlight ways to Enhance Value, Optimize Brand Exposure and Minimize Risk of
Entertainment Deals. The program will provide sessions on Tackling Convergence
and New Media Roadblocks When Branding Entertainment; Ensuring That the Deal
Covers the Intent of the Parties; The Nuts and Bolts of Television Integrations:
Creative Control and Maximizing Profits; Ensuring Favorable and Meaningful
Product Exposure Through the Use of Brand Integration; Valuing and Structuring
Branded Entertainment Opportunities; Be Very Afraid: What to Know When Targeting
Brands to Children; Averting Scrutiny and Sanctions from Regulators; Avoiding
Common Pitfalls When Working With Talent and the Talent Unions; Preventing
Commercial Misappropriation Claims When Integrating Brands & Products; and
Branding Hollywood and Beyond-How Major Brands and Retailers Are Harnessing
Opportunities and How to Profit from This Space. The program will be followed by
an Interactive Workshop on March 29th: Deconstructing the Deal and
Putting It Back Together-an Intensive Strategy Session on Negotiating Branded
Entertainment Transactions. For additional information, check www.amercanconference.com/brand
or call 888-224-2480.
Digitalization
and Dollars, April 11. The American Bar Association Forum on the
Entertainment and Sports Industries and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal
Education in cooperation with the Daily Journal, Screen Actors Guild, Veritext
LLC/National Court Reporting Services
Present a 90-Minute Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast The
Impact of New Media on the Entertainment Industry Collective Bargaining
Agreements . This
program will present the fundamentals of the entertainment industry
above-the-line collective bargaining agreements with respect to digital
entertainment issues: Basic Minimum Agreement (Labor Basics), Old Model v. New
Model; Distribution Platforms: Traditional/ Present (Theatrical, Video/DVD,
Broadcast), New Media Technologies (VOD, Digital Downloads, Streaming Video,
Webisodes, Mobisodes, etc.), Future Media and New Technologies
LexisNexis
Digital Rights Management Conference,
April 23-24, The Four Seasons Hotel
Los Angeles
at
Beverly
Hills. To request a conference brochure, go to www.lexisnexis.com/conferences or call 1-800-MEALEYS.